Child Growth and Development

Areas of Development

• Physical• Mental (Intellectual)• Emotional• Social• Moral

Stages of Development

• Prenatal (before birth)• Infant (birth to 1 year)• Toddler (1-3)• Preschooler (3-5)• School age (5-11)• Adolescent (11/12-adulthood)• Adult• Geriatric

Developmental Task

• The different skills that children learn as they grow.

• Each stage has different developmental task.

Physical Development

• Reflexes – An automatic muscle

response

• Motor Skills– Using your muscles– Fine– Large

• Hand-eye coordination– Skill in moving the hands

in relation to what the eye sees

Mental or Intellectual Development

• Ability to think and use the mind

• Creativity

• Learn by your 5 senses – Seeing– Hearing– Touching– Tasting– Smelling

Emotional and Social Development

• Learning to express feelings and individuality

• As they learn to express themselves, interact with others better.

• Develop in this area by playing with others.

Moral Development

• Learn the difference between right and wrong

• Conscience– Inner sense of right and

wrong

• Eventually learn to control their own behavior.